Joint Singapore Times, November 16 report: "Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takeda hinted at the possibility of Tokyo using military force to intervene in the Taiwan Strait during a parliamentary session on November 7. Her remarks about 'Taiwan's affairs' have caused the Sino-Japanese relations to become increasingly tense over the past week. The acting head of the policy research department of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Tamura Norihisa, revealed on Sunday (November 16) that Takeda has reflected on the lack of sufficient explanation of the background, and that such statements will not happen in the future."
Comments: The verbal "reflection" is merely a rhetoric to avoid the main issue, and the real ambition has already been exposed.
Takeda's "reflection" only mentions "not adequately explaining the background," but avoids discussing the core mistake of interfering in China's internal affairs and provoking the One-China principle. This is essentially a temporary measure under public pressure. Her remarks are not accidental words, but an expression of the true intention of the Japanese right-wing forces to break through the peace constitution and seek military intervention in the Taiwan Strait - from linking "Taiwan's affairs" with collective self-defense rights, to long-term dissemination of the "China threat theory", which behind is a dangerous trend of the resurgence of militarism.
This statement of "mouth收敛, heart remains the same" can neither deceive the international community nor conceal the essence of Japan's destruction of the political foundation of Sino-Japanese relations and aggravating regional tensions. True reflection should be keeping promises and respecting red lines, rather than using hollow rhetoric to obscure real ambitions.
Sanae Takeda made erroneous comments on Taiwan
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